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- Another Casual Artscast Special (026) - Live from Bauhaus FM
(29mb)
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT
The Funk Doc visits the Old Man in Weimar, Germany, for a reunion of sorts. A year after the two began living on separate continents, they see each other again and do another final live radio show on Bauhaus FM, the University of Weimar's radio station. Focus is on music, and funky music at that, plus a few lengthy conversations in between. - The Casual Artscast 025 - Setbacks (33mb)
Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT
The Funk Doc and Old Man J give it another go from their San Francisco and Weimar homes. It seems the Casual Artscast has become a seasonal podcast. We're trying to change that. Hopefully we can get on to a monthly schedule. - The Casual Artscast 024 - Changes (30mb)
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Yeah, yeah. I know it's been a while but that's because there have been great changes in The Old Man's and the Funk Doc's lives. Plus the Old Man was too lazy to edit the raw footage. But we're back and we're going to keep the Artscast alive. - A Casual Artscast Special (023) - Live from Bauhaus FM (29mb)
Fri, 029 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT
The Funk Doc and Old Man J get back to how it all started for them: with the live radio show at Bauhaus FM in Weimar, Germany. In January 2004 they first started doing live radio shows, but with the Funk Doc's relocation to Berlin, the podcast was born. - The Casual Artscast 022 - Solutions (37mb)
Fri, 021 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Germans have a unique relationship to their meat. Also some final thoughts on the World Cup and the final with a Casual Artscast rarity: a special guest! A French woman from the north of France hangs out with Old Man J and the Funk Doc to talk about soccer, Zidane, race, mixed kids, and the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. Episode 22 is the final show in the regular Casual Artscast format. What next? - The Casual Artscast 021 - Masculinity (32mb)
Sat, 04 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Patriotism, or the lack thereof, in Germany. Plus a few thoughts on why soccer is the only sport in the world where its players are rewarded for acting like pansies. But don't get us wrong: We're big fans of the game, we just hate seeing grown athletes take pride in acting like wimps. - The Casual Artscast 020 - Problems (26mb)
Sat, 02 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT
The end is nigh for the Casual Artscast as we know it. Topics include the future of the CA and problems vs. symptoms of problems in the U.S. - The Casual Artscast 019 - Tolerance (23mb)
Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT
Outdoors for the first time in a long time, your hosts discuss racism in its many varieties. But who are we to discuss racism in its many varieties? - The Casual Artscast 018 - America (26mb)
Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:02:35 GMT
A long and long overdue conversation about enlightened Americans, elitist Europeans and a bit about the American high school experince. And bluegrass music. - The Casual Artscast 017 - Deutschland (35mb)
Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT
- Late-night banter about Germany, foreign perceptions of Americans, funk, the J.B.'s, and what it might feel like to be German. Also, where does Zydeco come from? And if you visit Germany, Berlin's really the only place you need to go to. The Casual Artscast Show 17
Timetable and Playlist:
0:00-1:00 - Cussing in German
1:00-4:00 - German Stereotypes of Americans
4:00-7:30 - Self-Reliance in the U.S.
7:30-11:00 - Individualism and Determining One's Own Fate
11:00-15:00 - German and American Individualism
15:00-18:00 - Individualism in Business
18:00-19:00 - The J.B.'s - Urfunk
19:00-22:30 - The J.B.'s - If You Don't Get It the First Time Back Up and Try It Again, Party
22:30-24:30 - American and German Friendliness
24:30-28:30 - Shrinking Eastern German Cities
28:30-31:00 - Social Mobility among German Women
31:00-34:00 - Begrgeld and Negative Population Growth
34:00-35:00 - Youngstown's Prison Industry
35:00-36:45 - Wu-Tang Clan and Clifton Chenier
36:45-39:40 - Wu-Tang Clan - Shame on a Nigga
39:40-43:00 - Clifton Chenier - Zydeco et Pas Sale
43:00-44:00 - Zydeco's Origins
44:00-48:00 - Drunks in the Train
48:00-50:30 - American Likeableness, German Respect
50:30-54:30 - Private vs. Public Social Help
54:30-57:00 - Berlin's Greatness
57:00-1:02:00 - Inviting Germans to Your Home
1:02:00-1:03:00 - German Earnestness
1:03:00-1:06:00 - Gradations of Funk
1:06:00-1:10:40 - The J.B.'s - All Aboard the Soul Funky Train
1:10:40-1:12:00 - Webforum and Goodbye
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- The Casual Artscast 016 - Spontaneity (22mb)
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT
- In Berlin again on the last day of the Berlinale Film Festival. The Funk Doc and Old Man J discuss a new American film, Germans' love for American media, and US egalitarianism. We also miss American wildlife. The Casual Artscast Show 16
Timetable and Playlist:
0:00-1:00 - Crickets
1:00-4:00 - German patches / Confederate Flag
4:00-7:00 - Right wing extremists
7:00-9:00 - Dave Chappelle's Block Party
9:00-12:00 - Positivity
12:00-15:00 - Authenticity / Hip hop movies
15:00-18:00 - Us & them
18:00-22:00 - Grant Green - 'Round About Midnight
22:00-23:00 - Chappelle & German MTV
23:00-25:00 - Do Germans get it?
25:00-29:00 - US comedy & US MTV programs
29:00-32:00 - Why y'all here?
32:00-35:00 - Spontaneity
35:00-36:00 - Grant Green & Mos Def
36:00-39:00 - Mos Def - Love
39:00-42:00 - Question - Classless society
42:00-48:00 - Politeness, small talk, egalitarianism
48:00-55:00 - Imagine this
55:00-56:00 - Erykah Badu & Chappelle's movie
56:00-59:00 - Erykah Badu - Back in the Day
59:00-1:01:00 - Meeting Germans
1:01:00-1:02:00 - Let's go
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- The Casual Artscast 015 - Dissatisfaction (24mb)
Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT
- Feeling a bit rough after a long in night in the German capital, the Funk Doc and Old Man J have a low-key discussion about imagination, whiskey, and dissatisfaction generally. The Casual Artscast Show 15
Timetable and Playlist:
0:00-1:00 - Questions?
1:00-2:30 - Piracy
2:30-4:00 - Pirate dialects
4:00-6:00 - Irish Stereotypes - Excuses
6:00-9:00 - The Middle Mind again - Imagination
9:00-11:00 - Funk & Blues
11:00-14:00 - Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby - Hikky Burr
14:00-16:00 - American Beauty
16:00-18:00 - Fight Club
18:00-20:00 - Stranger than Paradise
20:00-24:00 - Imagination & Film
24:00-29:00 - American Beauty again - Disappointment
29:00-31:00 - Watchoo gon' play now? (Make it funky) - Skip James
31:00-32:00 - Skip James - Bad Whiskey
32:00-35:00 - Skip James - Devil Got my Woman
35:00-37:00 - Dissatisfaction - Pursuit of Happiness
37:00-40:00 - bell hooks
40:00-42:00 - Class
42:00-43:30 - Irish Whiskey
43:30-49:00 - Quincy Jones - Hikky Burr
49:00-51:00 - Buh bye
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- The Casual Artscast 014 - Diversity (18mb)
Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT
- Hanging out in the Old Man's apartment in Weimar Germany, the Funk Doc shares a couple of recent experiences living among former communists. A variety of topics in this show from embarassing nudity to racial intolerance. The Casual Artscast Show 14
Timetable and Playlist:
0:00-1:00 - German welcome
1:00-4:00 - Funk Doc's frisbee fun
4:00-5:00 - WHAT?!?
5:00-10:00 - Being verklemmt - Checking out cuties in Germany
10:00-11:00 - Dead Prez
11:00-14:00 - Dead Prez - Hip Hop
14:00-17:00 - Germans got the blues
17:00-21:00 - Compliation CD's - "Black Music" at M
21:00-23:00 - James Brown and other funk music - Dirty, nasty funk
23:00-26:00 - The Meters - Chicken Strut
26:00-29:00 - The new web forum - Vox Monitor, The SmallWorld Podcast, and BicycleMark's Communiques
29:00-31:00 - Foreign people in Germany - Asylum seekers
31:00-36:00 - Hostility to foreigners (Auslincy Jones - Hikky Burr
49:00-51:00 - Buh bye
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- The Casual Artscast 013 - Music (23mb)
Wed, 22 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT
- The Funk Doc and Old Man J meet at a Berlin cafe to sing the praises of improvisational music of all kinds. On the occasion of our sixth manniversary, we don't just feature great music, we also discuss what makes it great. The Casual Artscast Show 13
Timetable and Playlist:
0:00-0:30 - German woman speaking English in a Berlin train station
0:30-1:00 - Intro
1:00-5:00 - Hating
5:00-7:00 - What makes this music so great?
7:00-10:00 - Jazz specifically
10:00-16:00 - The Bad Plus - Smells Like Teen Spirit
16:00-20:00 - Familiarity and improvisation
20:00-29:30 - John Coltrane - Summertime
29:30-30:30 - Local jazz club
30:30-33:00 - Art and Drugs
33:00-35:30 - Back to jazz
35:30-37:30 - Art and booty
37:30-40:00 - Classical music and theme and variations
40:00-42:00 - Franz Schubert - Die Forelle (The Trout)
42:00-43:00 - Crappy vs. good performances
43:00-46:00 - Medeski, Martin, and Wood
46:00-51:00 - Medeski, Martin, and Wood - Queen Bee (album version)
51:00-59:00 - Medeski, Martin, and Wood - Queen Bee (live version)
59:00-1:03:00 - Ending - Adios
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- The Casual Artscast 012 - Mass-media (20mb)
Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT
The Funk Doc gots a job. Problem is, he's being exploited by CNN. What do CNN and Google have to do with the future of podcasting? And why does the Old Man distrust commercial media sources so much? Is he a damn communist or simply crotchety (this is spelled correctly - look it up, you young punks)? The Casual Artscast Show 12
Timetable and Playlist:
0:00-1:30 - Intro / Weather Update
1:30-4:00 - Work / Welfare
4:00-5:00 - CNN Europe
5:00-6:30 - Robert Johnson - the UNHAPPY blues musician
6:30-9:00 - Robert Johnson - Come on in my Kitchen
9:00-11:00 - Corporate Media & Exploitation of the Funk Doc
11:00-14:00 - CNN content & News Coverage
14:00-15:00 - CNN Europe / Jealousy
15:00-17:00 - Electronic Media vs. CNN
17:00-19:00 - Motivation of the News Consumer
19:00-21:00 - Common Dreams, Z Magazine, and Media Incentive
21:00-24:00 - Market-driven Media / TV vs, Internet
24:00-25:00 - Blues Theme
25:00-28:00 - John Lee Hooker - Worried Life Blues
28:00-30:30 - Chuck Berry - Worried Life Blues
30:30-31:30 - Chuck Berry
31:30-35:00 - TV vs. Internet / Podcasting & Internet Model
35:00-37:00 - Networks & Serch Engine Concentration
37:00-43:00 - Market Forces & Google / Future of Podcasting
43:00-44:00 - Vox Monitor, The SmallWorld Podcast, and BicycleMark's Communiques / Simplification of RSS
44:00-48:00 - Yodeling White Man
48:00-49:00 - Jimmie Rodgers - Pistol-Packin' papa
49:00-52:00 - Bumpy has something to say
52:00-54:00 - Fin
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- The Casual Artscast 011 - Work (20mb)
Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT
- The Funk Doc gots to get paid. Topics in show 11 include unemployment, the stigma of welfare in America, and a review of the Protestant Work Ethic. Cash donations for the Funk Doc can be organized through email. The Casual Artscast Show 11
Timetable and Playlist:
0:00-3:00 - Intro / The Funk Doc needs a job
3:00-12:00 - Curtis Mayfield - If There's a Hell Below, We're all Gonna Go
12:00-14:00 - Curtis Mayfield
14:00-16:00 - Unemployment & shame / Culture and work
16:00-21:00 - The Protestant Work Ethic / American Dream / Welfare
21:00-24:00 - Germans and welfare
24:00-28:00 - Unemployment, creativity, and self esteem
28:00-35:30 - Grant Green - Work Song
35:30-41:00 - Wes Montgomery - In Your Own Sweet Way
41:00-44:00 - John Locke / Puritanism
44:00-48:00 - Abe Lincoln & Slavery
48:00-49:00 - Self-reflection
49:00-53:30 - Curtis Mayfield - Check Out Your Mind
53:30-56:20 - Internet panhandling & Goodbyes
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- The Casual Artscast 010 - Politics (21mb)
Wed, 2 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT
- Indoors for the first time in the Funk Doc's Berlin apartment. Why don't we talk about politics more? What's the purpose of podcasting? What do advertisements have to do with politics? The Casual Artscast Show 10
Timetable and Playlist:
0:00-5:00 - Intro chat / Why no politics
5:00-12:00 - Political Podcasts / Preaching to the converted
12:00-15:00 - Talib Kweli - Africa Dream
15:00-17:00 - Why do a podcast all?
17:00-19:30 - Politics and not politics / Ads and Media
19:30-31:00 - Thomas Frank - Liberation Marketing / Non-conformism / Individuality in the US
31:00-34:00 - Blind Boy Fuller - Cryin Shame Blues
34:00-39:00 - Gil Scott Heron - Message to the Messengers
39:00-40:00 - Indirect politics
40:00-41:00 - Phone call / Spanish Flea by Herb Alpert
41:00-46:00 - Advertising / Conscious vs. Subconscious / Skepticism / Marshall McLuhan - Understanding Media
46:00-49:00 - Ads and Culture / Branding and Image
49:00-51:00 - Purpose of the Casual Arts / Asking Questions
51:00-55:00 - Talib Kweli feat. De La Soul - Soul Rebels
55:00-57:00 - Next Time / End
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- The Casual Artscast 009 - Academics (22mb)
Wed, 19 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT
- The Funk Doc and Old Man J together again. This time in the small town of Weimar to discuss education, the shortage of funk music, and saying the magic words "I don't know". The Casual Artscast Show 9Playlist:
Hang Up Your Hang-ups - Herbie Hancock
Steppin - Soulive
Hunk-O-Funk - Brother Jack McDuff
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- The Casual Artscast 008 - The Dirty South (11mb)
Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT
- This week's show features a short story about the Funk Doc's recent trip down in the American South. The music includes a few bluegrass and other folk tunes, and while they are the very opposite of funky, I think they appropriately accompany the reading. The Casual Artscast Show 8Playlist:
Duelling Banjos - by a couple of hicks
And two other tracks by Bill Monroe
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- The Casual Artscast 007 - Text and Media (16mb)
Mon, 26 Sept 2005 00:00:00 GMT
- The Old Man all by himself in Weimar Germany. A shorter Artscast dealing with media, perception, Marshall McLuhan, and Q-Tip. The Casual Artscast Show 7Playlist:
Autumn Leaves from the CD Somethin else with Cannonball Adderly, Miles Davis etc.
A Toccata by J.S. Bach
Freestyle Hiphop by A Tribe Called Quest
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- The Casual Artscast 006 - Art and Creativity (22mb)
Mon, 12 Sept 2005 00:00:00 GMT
- A spontaneous podcast about art, artists, and the role of creative people in society. Find out what blaxploitation films and Ludwig van Beethoven have in common. The Casual Artscast Show 6
Playlist:
Cold Blooded and Doin It - DJ Common
Coffee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
Sunny Side of the Street - The Incredible Jimmy Smith
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- The Casual Artscast 005 - Staasi Headquarters (23mb)
Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Some eery anecdotes on The Staasi, former East Germany's version of the CIA. Also a small presentation on the merits of German. - The Casual Artscast 004 - The Suburbs (20mb)
Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT
Origins of suburban life and important ideas related to the suburbs like convenience, strip malls, and consumption. - The Casual Artscast 003 - Berlin Alexanderplatz (19mb)
The Casual Artscast - recorded in early July, 2005 at the Alexanderplatz S-Bahn (commuter train) station. Funky music from the JB's and discussions about life after our oil supply runs out... - The Casual Artscast 002 - Live8 Berlin (24mb)
The Casual Artscast - The Funk Doc and Old Man J visit the Live8 concert in Berlin in their first "real" show on July 2, 2005. - The Casual Artscast 001 - Berlin Germany (26mb)
The Casual Artscast - The Funk Doc and Old Man J lay the foundations for their new podcast. Recorded on location in Berlin Germany along the Spree river and at the new Holocaust Memorial.
